Death of Lionel Cote Biddeford 56 after brief illness
Lionel Cote 56 of 14 Bradbury Street Biddeford died at home after a brief illness. Born January 21 1912 in Val Barrette PQ he moved to Maine as a youth and lived in Biddeford thirty years. He worked at Landry's Laundry 11 years, served in World War II, and held local offices with Mayor Clement Deschambeault as councilman. He was active in the York County Democratic Committee and St Joseph Church. Survived by wife Claire Ruel Cote three brothers and a sister. Funeral from St Joseph Church Friday at 7:30 a.m. Visitation Emond Funeral Home today and tomorrow.
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Lionel Cote
Bradbury St
Biddeford
Val Barrette
P.Q
Omer and
Marie Therrien Cote
Springvale
Cote
Landry’s
Clement Deschambeault
York County Democratic Committee
St. Joseph’s Church
Union St. Jean Baptiste d’Amerique
Claire Ruel Cote
Omer
Alphonse
Sanford
Euclide
Hartford
Multiple Obituaries Highlight Diverse American Notables
Miss Alice E Adams 64 of Biddeford died after long illness in Augusta hospital. Survived by sister Doroth McGown and niece Mrs Lloyd Williams. Funeral and burial in Bingham tomorrow. Ernest B Schwarzenbach 70 Sony Corp. of America president drowns in rough seas off Surf City. Leoncillo Leonardi 63 Italian sculptor dies of heart attack in Rome. Jose Gutierrez Mexican artist dies of heart attack in Mexico City. Bentley Stegner 59 Chicago entertainment columnist dies of emphysema. long Chicago newspaperman.
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Alice E. Adams
Alfred St
Biddeford
Augusta
Adams
Bingham
Gorham Normal School
Doroth McGown
Lloyd Williams
Pembroke
Surf City
N.J
Ernest B. Schwarzenbach
Sony Corp. of America
Schwarzenbach
U.S
Sony Co. of
Tokyo
Mexico City
Jose, Gutierrez
Gutierrez
Chicago (Ap
Bentley Stegner
Chicago Sun-Times
Stegner
Chicago
Vitale Bound Over In Attempted Store Break In Saco
Vitale, bound over in 10th District Court, tied to July 29 attempt to cut into a store at Saco Valley Shopping Center. He was charged with attempted escape after breaking the police station glass front but was captured by officers. A third man, Jerry Shegda, 22, of Hartford, charged as accessory for driving the pair, remains jailed awaiting grand jury action.
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Page One
Dstrict
Saco Valley
Vitale
Saco
Oyco
Jerry Shegda
Hartford
Space
York County
Saco Collision Involving Nadeau and Breton
Saco police report a collision at the Main Street and Water Street intersection last night. Drivers Roger A. Nadeau, 28, of 201 Cleaves St Biddeford, and Claudette M. Breton, 19, of Boom Road, Saco were involved.
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Saco
Roger A. Nadeau
Cleaves St
Bidde
Claudette M. Breton
Boom Road
Main Street
Water Street
Emond and Shumway Funeral Directors Named in Saco Notice
The text lists Emond's Funeral Home at 284 5511 run by Frank X. Emond and J. P Conroy, and Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street with Philip H. Gross Sr. as Director, in Saco Maine.
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Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Card of Thanks From the Drouin and Nadeau Families
Marie J. Drouin thanks the Webber Hospital staff and nurses in the intensive care unit for wonderful care during her stay. She also thanks Dr. Viger and Dr. Anton for prompt care from the start of her illness and friends who sent flowers cards and letters. Alphonse Nadeau and family express appreciation to Veterans of York County Barracks No 2068 for kindness during their recent bereavement.
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Webber Hospital
Viger
Anton
York County Barracks No. 2068
Alphonse Nadeau
Funeral Rites Held for Marie Michaud in Biddeford
Funeral services for Marie Michaud 77 of 51 Bradbury Street Biddeford were conducted at St Josephs Church Biddeford with Rev Msgr Elie Hevey officiating. Deacon Rev Valmont Gilbert and subdeacon Rev Donald Daigle assisted. Burial followed in St Josephs Cemetery with bearers Paul Gaudette Norman Poulin Joseph Corriveau Euclide Rossignol.
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Marie Michaud
Bradbury St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Elie Hevey
Valmont Gilbert
Donald Daigle
Diana Rousselle
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Sylvia Levesque
Paul Gaudette
Norman Poulin
Joseph Corriveau
Depree Henri Bouchard
Euclide Rossignol
City Council Votes on Bond for Paving and Utilities
The council approved the first reading of a Dec 18 ballot referendum for a $1 million bond to pave and build streets and sidewalks, to be paid over 25 years, with Ward 6’s Dupuis opposing. They also tabled northern gas line resurfacing talks, funded a used state cruiser purchase, and authorized multiple improvements including a portable fire pump, floor replacement in the tax office, and new street lights on Therman Avenue. Skyline Drive was accepted as a city street pending deed approval.
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Ward
Raymond R. Dupuis
Dupuis
Northern Utilities
Doyle
North Street
Kittery Area
Armed Services Committee
Portsmouth, Naval Shipyard
Police and Fire Commission
Saco
Richard Gonneville
Franklin Street
Biddeford - Sone Us Lines
Thornton Academy
Masonic Building
Thornton Avenue
Saco and
Biddeford Savings Institution
Masonic
Pleasant Street
Therman Avenue
Ricker Road
Flag Pond Road
Skyline Drive
Biddeford Police Get Radar Training
Biddeford police officers receive classroom and on road radar training led by Don Hill of Hill Radio Co. Chief Edgar Sevigny and 10 officers got detailed instructions and the radar will be used citywide. A second incident reports hippie activists at Hubert Humphrey campaign HQ in Southern California. 20 long haired demonstrators defaced walls with swastikas and obscene messages and several hundred more protested outside.
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Biddeford
Don Hill
Hill Radio Co
Needham
Mass
Edgar Sevigny
Sevigny
Los Angeles
Hubert H. Humphrey
Southern California
Joseph Cerrell
Youth Commission
The
Communist Party of Southern California
Cerrell
Local Personal News From Saco Biddeford and Cambridge
Mrs. P. D. Emerson of 157 Pleasant St. Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs. Christine Cosgrove of 84 Graham St. Biddeford is a surgical patient at Baker Memorial Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Boston. Mrs. Christos Throumoulos of 41 Graham St. Biddeford entertained holiday visitors Dr and Mrs Paul C Vouros and daughter Anna of Cambridge Mass and James C Throumoulos of New York.
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P. D. Emerson
Pleasant St
Saco
Webber Hospital
Christine Cosgrove
Graham St
Biddeford
Baker Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Mass
Christos Throumoulos
Paul C. Vouros
Anna
Cambridge
James C. Throumoulos
New York
Midweek prayer and choir schedules across Biddeford and Saco
Mid week prayer meetings are set for Thursday at 7 p.m. at Bible Baptist Church Saco and at 7 30 p.m. with a mid week service at Salvation Army hall Old Orchard Beach. Choir rehearsals run Thursday evenings at Ford Street Foss Street and School Street churches with Junior at 3 15 p.m. and Senior at 7 p.m. United Methodist in Saco hosts a family picnic Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.
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Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Foss Street
Crusader
School Street Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
School Street
Biddeford Officials Warn Over Unpermitted Blasting
City Clerk Pauline Berry says police will enforce the city ordinance if residents blast within Biddeford city limits without a permit. Reports of blasting complaints come from the West Street area and officials renewed the warning today.
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Biddeford
West Street
Pauline C. Berry
Rhode Island Police Recover Beach Car
Rhode Island police recovered a car stolen in Old Orchard Beach on September 1 from John W. Levecque. Cranston police said a 15 year old escapee from the Rhode Island Boys' Training School admitted taking the vehicle and stealing $230 from Pineland Restaurant on East Grand Avenue August 11. The youth worked at the restaurant and other jobs in the area this summer, unnoticed as an escapee.
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Old Orchard Beach
John W. Levecque
Ocean Ave
Cranston, R.I
Rhode Island Boys’ Training School
Pineland
East Grand Avenue
Nixon seeks issue focus as campaign kicks off in Chicago
Nixon announces campaign start in Chicago stressing issues over candidates as voters weigh concerns. Agnew heads toward Wisconsin Ohio and eastern states while Humphrey’s ticket plans Philadelphia events. Primary results show tight GOP contests and clear Dem wins guiding November matchups.
Portland Weather Forecast For The Week
Fair and cool tonight with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s Fog in the valleys. Thursday looks fair with little temperature change and light winds.
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Portland
Looking Ahead At Weather Northern New England forecast details
The Weather Bureau's five day outlook for northern New England, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island shows above normal temperatures Thursday through Monday. Daytime highs mostly in the 70s, near 80 in the south. nights largely in the 50s, 60s in the south. Warmer Friday and Saturday, cooler Sunday, warmer Monday. Precipitation expected to exceed one half inch with showers and thunderstorms Friday into Saturday.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
New Hampshire
School enrollment figures show mixed gains across districts
Emery School up 84 pupils to 523, Kennedy 1756 total, Wentworth around 70 pupils, Biddeford Junior High 647, Biddeford High about 603 with incomplete data, Dayton 96, Arundel 214, St Louis Regional High 547, St Mary’s Biddeford about 224, Notre Dame de Lourdes Saco 384 due to fewer sub-primary students under a new diocese rule. Canada goose flight speed about 55 mph.
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Emery
Kennedy School
Wentworth
Biddeford
Biddeford High School
Dayton
Arundel
St. Louis Regional High School
St. Joseph’s
St. Louis High
St. Mary’s School
S. Notre Dame de Lourdes
Saco
St. Andre’s School
Kindergarden
Nixon Opens Campaign Amid Uncertain Odds
Richard Nixon launches his presidential bid with uncertainty about the outcome as voters react to the year ahead. Vice President Humphrey cuts short rest to join National Security Council meeting, while Wallace urges unregistered voters to register and vote for him. McCarthy rejects a fourth party bid, and Czechoslovakia’s reform architect Ota Sik resigns amid purges with Hajek poised for purge. Viet Cong mortars hit Nha Trang killing one and wounding 33. NATO reassures troop levels in Europe against Soviet threats, and Fortas Supreme Court decisions fuel attacks on his elevation. Mansfield notes four weeks of congressional work before campaign season. National news includes church leader Lichtenberger’s death and a Flint bus plan to curb commuter car use. A hem repair tip follows.
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Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
National Security Council
Washington
George C. Wallace
Eugene J. McCarthy
Ota Sik
Czechoslovakia
Jiri Hajek
Nha Trang
United States
NATO
Europe
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Jus- Senate
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Episcopal Church
Arthur Lichtenberger
Bethel
Flint
Mich
New Members Join Local Council Meeting
At the Council Chagnon hall on Adams Street Biddeford new members Charles Coulthard Thomas Descoteaux Alan Burnham Bruce McAlevey Gerald Walls Paul D Binette and Raymond Audet were accepted during a meeting led by President Norman Laverriere. An officers election is set for Sept 25 with tentative plans to install on Oct 5 following a report on the Aug 24 lawn party by Leo Chretien.
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Council Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Charles Coulthard
Thomas Descoteaux
Alan Burnham
Bruce McAlevey
Gerald Walls
Paul D. Binette
Raymond Audet
Adams Street
Biddeford
Norman Laverriere
Leo Chretien
Ct. 5
Biddeford Whist Club Hosts Adults CenterMeeting
Biddeford Adult Center members played whist at the Disabled American Veterans Hall on Bradbury Street. Prizes went to Sadie Hill Annette St Ours George Paradis Ernestine Barabe Josephine Turcotte Edmond Neault Ludivine Heroux. Officers include President Albert Chretien and others. Senior Discount Adult Card inquiries via Mrs Grenier or 14 Chapel Street. Col Robert E Lee noted as Harper Ferry troops commander.
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Biddeford
Scout Troop 305 Members List Activities
Scout Troop 305 of Biddeford under Asst. Scout Master Patrick Desrosiers completed a leading scouting program. Roland Ferguson III returned from BSA leadership center in Schiff New Jersey and shared training. troop camped at the Association wood lot, built a monkey bridge, cut a nature trail, and practiced knots and camping skills. Scoutmaster Roland Ferguson II hosted water skiing lessons at Bunganut Pond. several scouts swam long distances. Labor Day weekend they camped at Joseph Small’s Swan Pond site. Eric Sheltra and Norman Lachance completed all Swimming Merit badge requirements. Color Guards for the flag ceremony included Eric Sheltra, Roger Lachance, David St. Ours, and Robert Hevey.
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Boy Scouts of
Biddeford
Patrick Desrosiers
Troop 1 Building Association
Mason Street
Roland Ferguson III
Boy Scouts of America
Schiff
Mendham
N.J
Association
Roland Ferguson II
Bunganut Pond
Swan Pond
Joseph Small
Eric Sheltra
Norman Lachance
Roger Lachance
David St. Ours
Robert Hevey
Fire crews hose oil burner blaze at Biddeford tenement
Biddeford firefighters answered a call at 6A Clifford Street to an overflowed oil burner in a two story wooden tenement owned by Roland Louiere. Occupant of the apartment is Mrs Nellie Dow. No property damage reported.
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Clifford St
Biddeford
Roland Louiere
Nellie Dow
Stain Removal Tip For Plastic Surfaces
A practical tip advises applying a small amount of lighter fluid to plastic to remove spaghetti sauce stains and newsprint ink. Rub gently to lift the stains without damaging the surface. Handle flammable liquids with care and use in a well ventilated area.
Floral Wiring for Stronger Cut Flowers
Floral wire strengthens stems in cut arrangements. Insert the wire through the center of the stem and push it in as far as possible for secure support.
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